I was reading InTech from The Star today and I found a news article to my joy. Not only was I thinking now Wimax have to come to Petaling Jaya, but the news benefits all ICT companies within Petaling Jaya. Why? It’s because Bandar Utama (and Mid Valley City) have been elevated to cybercentres. What this means for my website design and development company like Simpleet Solutions is:
MSC-status companies can now house their businesses at these locations.
Although we’ve not applied for an MSC application yet, it’s awesome to now be able to have our office closer to our homes. Rather than to pay for tolls, burn more petrol to reach Cyberjaya, patiently wait for the car in front to move while some other jack*ss squeezes his car into your lane and most importantly, to reach home for dinner on time.
On the other hand, Bandar Utama has fast grown into a prime real estate. Therefore, I’m wondering what costs could an MSC-status SME later incur if they were to rent an office. And mind you, those RM150,000 grants aren’t thrown at every ICT company which comes along.
Come to think of it. Wouldn’t it be good if part of the benefits for being an MSC-status company is the government will subsidize your office rental for say, the first 5 years?